Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies

Contact

Assoc Prof Suzanne Rutland
Phone: + 61 2 9351 6662
Email: suzanne.rutland@sydney.edu.au

See also: Holocaust Studies

Requirements

Graduate Diploma in Arts

6 units of study = 36 credit points

Master of Arts

8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Jewish Civilization, Thought and Culture, or equivalent.

Master of Letters

12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a Treatise

Master of Arts (Research)

A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Jewish Civilization, Thought and Culture and a distinction average, or equivalent.

Master of Philosophy

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good Honours result in Classical or Modern Hebrew, or Judaic Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average), including a dissertation.

Doctor of Philosophy

A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Classical or Modern Hebrew, or Judaic Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.

Units of study

Core

• JCTC6901 The Study of Jewish Civilization: Methodology and Tools

Electives

• HBRW6901 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates I
• HBRW6902 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates II
• JCTC6908 The Australian Jewish Experience
• JCTC6914 Supervised Reading*
• JCTC6918 Dissertation - Part 1*
• JCTC6919 Dissertation - Part 2*
• ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates

Cores – Master of Letters

• JCTC6920 Treatise Part 1 (12 credit points)
• JCTC6921 Treatise Part 2 (12 credit points)

*Department permission required. The dissertation is only available to Master of Arts candidates.
The treatise is a compulsory component in the MLitt and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.